Five Fundamental Questions of Fundraising
1. Is your Fundraising transactional or transformative? 2. Is your Fundraising driven by the mission or the budget? 3. Is your...
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Where the Science and Heart of Fundraising Converge
Nov 20, 20194 min read
Disrupt Your Innovation
Disrupt. Innovate. Think bigger, think differently! All valuable advice. In fact, innovation is often listed as one of the most...
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Nov 1, 20192 min read
Nonprofit Storytelling Conference 2019 – A Manifesto
I’ve just returned from San Diego from the 2019 Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. It will take a lot of time to process the...
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Sep 17, 20191 min read
The Things That Came Before
Sometimes, to make truly lasting, important, substantive change we have to honor what came before. We weren’t there for the little...
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May 10, 20192 min read
On Gratitude and Culture
I love this question from Tim Sarrantonio at Neon. Do we think enough about what gratitude is, what it means and how we truly express...
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May 1, 20192 min read
What’s In a Name? In Praise of Development
WONDERFUL post today from Amy Eisenstein on Nonprofit Job Titles. Touch of humor and some really good points. We’re seeing trends in...
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Nov 19, 20182 min read
The “F” Word & Fundraising
Sat through another meeting where Fundraising was referred to as “the F word” . . . . ha ha ha, giggle giggle, ’cause it’s a bad word. I...
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Jun 21, 20182 min read
Why Fundraisers Have It Best
There’s a lot of ugly in the world right now. There’s a lot to feel angry and dejected about and there’s a lot of negativity and...
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Jun 8, 20185 min read
What does hockey have to do with Fundraising?
Right here, right now I will totally admit this is an opportunistic blog. I can’t help it; it’s the year I became a hockey fan and, like...
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May 25, 20181 min read
The Absolutely Foolproof Five-Step Fundraising Plan
Everything anyone needs to know about fundraising can be summed up in a five-step process. Find prospects who are concerned about The...
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Aug 27, 20174 min read
Advice to a Young Fundraiser on His 23rd Birthday
The older I get the more grateful I am for the mentors I had when I started fundraising. More and more, I find myself remembering their...
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Aug 25, 20175 min read
What I Learned At #TLCC2017
I have a confession to make. I’m a conference junkie. Fundraising and nonprofit conferences, specifically. I’ve been fortunate to...
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Jun 30, 20171 min read
Happy New Year’s Eve
For all of you celebrating the end of the fiscal year today, June 30 . . . Happy New Year! May your goals be reached and exceeded. May...
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Jun 29, 20175 min read
Every F***ing* Thing Works
They do. All of them. Every Fundraising Thing Works There’s a lot of great advice out there about fundraising – countless blogs,...
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May 8, 20174 min read
What I Learned at #AFPFC 2017
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), of which I am a member and President of the Las Vegas chapter, hosted its annual...
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Apr 17, 20173 min read
Fundraising or Money-Raising?
Clerk: Your total is $blahblahblah, would you like to add a dollar to support children puppies hungry old homeless high-school band? Me:...
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